Nigerian music acts, Wizkid and Yemi
Alade have been nominated alongside six
other African artistes for the 2016 BET
Awards, scheduled to hold at the
Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, USA on
Sunday 26 June.

In recognition of the growing international
appeal of African contemporary artists,
eight African artists were honoured ahead
of this year’s BET Awards. Leading the
charge in the category Best International
Act: Africa are South African hip-hop rivals
AKA and Cassper Nyovest and house
kingpin Black Coffee. Wizkid (winner of
the award in 2012) and Afro-pop diva
Yemi Alade represent Nigeria. Also in the
running are Tanzanian sensation Diamond
Platnumz and Ghana’s dancehall/R&B
queen MzVee, while Cote d’Ivoire’s
coupé decalé star, Serge Beynaud, is the
only Francophone artist nominated.
Canadian artist Drake (who recently
collaborated with Wizkid on ‘One Dance’)
leads in the other categories with nine
nominations.
Beyoncé and Rihanna follow with five
nods each, followed by newcomer Bryson
Tiller, Chris Brown and Future with four
apiece.

Best International Act Africa
AKA (SOUTH AFRICA)
BLACK COFFEE (SOUTH AFRICA)
CASSPER NYOVEST (SOUTH AFRICA)
DIAMOND PLATNUMZ (TANZANIA)
MZVEE (Ghana)
SERGE BEYNAUD (COTE D’IVOIRE)
WIZKID (NIGERIA)
YEMI ALADE (NIGERIA)

www.leadership.ng/entertainment/529324/wizkid-yemi-alade-make-africas-list-8-2016-bet-award-nominees


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This sick award that treat black africans like sh*t.